Temporary Event Notices

Temporary event notices (TENs) are a way that you can get permission to sell alcohol or provide entertainment or late night refreshment on a temporary basis.

To get permission the person organising an event needs to give us a TEN no later than 10 working days before the day on which the event is to start alongside the fee of £21. A copy of the TEN also needs to be sent to the police and the environmental health officer.

Whilst the minimum notice you have to give is 10 working days (you do NOT count Saturdays and Sundays or any Bank Holidays), we would encourage you to serve your TEN as soon as possible during the process of arranging the event to make sure you can get the permission you want.

When calculating the 10 working days notice period, please note that this does not include the day the notice is received by the licensing authority or the day of the event.

TENs can be used to allow activities at relatively small events held at any premises where no more than 499 people (including staff and performers) will be present at any one time.

Anyone aged 18 or over can give a maximum of five TENs each calendar year. If you are a personal licence holder, you can give a maximum of fifty TENs each calendar year.

TENs are subject to other rules too, which are set out below:

Each event covered by a TEN can last up to a maximum of 168 hours.

No more than fifteen (15) TENs can be given in respect of any particular premises each calendar year.

TENs can only be used to permit activities to take place at a premises on 21 days each calendar year.

There must be a minimum of 24 hours between any two events organised by the same person and taking place at the same premises.

As long as the above rules are followed, only the police or the environmental health officer can intervene to stop an event covered by a TEN from taking place, or to agree changes to the arrangements for the event. The police and environmental health can only intervene where they believe that the event would undermine one or more of the licensing objectives.

More information on temporary event notices can be viewed on the GOV.UK website here.

Apply online

You can apply and pay online via GOV.UK and this is the fastest way for us to receive and process your application.